Kavanaugh confirmed: Shelby voted ‘yes,’ Jones ‘no’

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October 6, 2018

After a lengthy, contentious process, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been officially confirmed by the United States Senate in a 50 – 48 vote that commenced at approximately 2:45 pm CST on Saturday.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted “yes,” while Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voted “no.”

Kavanaugh is expected to be sworn in privately on Saturday evening, with a public ceremony to likely follow on Monday.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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